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Mixed Genre - D and T

This is the default Chart. It is a good place to start if you seek to sample how Technacy Genres become more demanding in design and innovation capabilities and in project expectations. The Mixed Genre chart offers a broad guide for Product Design & Technology subjects. More genre charts can be added by request through the CONTACTS tab.

Phases of Technacy Expectations and Complexity.

TECHNACY COMPLEXITY EXPECTATIONS are arranged in three broad PHASES (columns) to guide the Educator. They describe increasing exposure to contextual and systemic complexity of technological application.

Emergent Phase

The EMERGENT phase of technacy development presents an early, developing or novice level of simple and tangible technology project activity. The learner encounters an aspect of at least one essential Technology Type or context of application that is novel to them.

Emergent Pioneer

Upper

The EMERGENT PIONEER is an 'enthusiastic beginner'. Identified by the lack of competence to apply in real time, any aspect of their ideas in a way that 'works' in an applied context for the purpose given.

Emergent Consolidation

Upper

The UPPER EMERGENT SKILLS can only be accessed via demonstrable and consistent achievements the UPPER EMERGENT PLAY phase of their development, where the demonstrated achievements presented evidence of relevant capabilities for the project task and context brief.

Early

The EARLY EMERGENT SKILLS phase is the typical preparatory phase of skill and knowledge development for learners who begin to identify basic ideas for combining of resoources towards production of objects or systemsThe Learner is expected to show principles of success based on understanding and i

Early

Competent Consolidation

Upper

The COMPETENT SKILLS phase of development can only be accessed via demonstrable and consistent achievements in the EMERGENT SKILLS and/or the COMPETENT PLAY phases of their development, where the demonstrated achievements presented evidence of relevant capabilities for the project task and

Early

Sophisticated Pioneer

Upper

The SOPHISTICATED PIONEER phase of technacy development can only be accessed via demonstrable and consistent achievements in the UPPER COMPETENT PIONEER and/or the UPPER SOPHISTICATED SKILL CONSOLIDATION phases of a learner's development.

Early

Sophisticated Consolidation

Upper

The SOPHISTICATED SKILLS phase of technacy development can only be accessed via demonstrable and consistent achievement in the COMPETENT SKILLS phase of their development. Solutions to complex problems are based on known and consolidated competence or well codified methods.

Sophisticated Play

Upper

Early

Expected to show independently researched and produced detail of designs that have numerous contextual variables identified and also accommodated with an evidence base to justify all aspects of the design.

Development Domains of Innovation.

Play Domain

The PLAY domain of innovation describes the initial phase of exploratory engagement and foundations to innovation attribute and prowess expectations in technacy development. PLAY capability is relative to the dominant Technology Type and/or applied context being learned.

Pioneer Domain

The PIONEER domain of innovation describes the highest, and most difficult to sustain, level of innovation attribute and prowess expectations in technacy development. PIONEER capability is relative to the dominant Technology Type and/or applied context being learned.